Center for Sustainability announces Green Eagle Awards and new Sustainability Fee Grants

May 16, 2016

[caption id="attachment_5443" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Pictured with Interim University President Jean E. Bartels, Ph.D., R.N., Rachel Eike, Ph.D. (top left), James Grigg (top right), Rami Haddad, Ph.D. (bottom left), and Kelly Gagel (bottom right)[/caption] Interim University President Jean Bartels, Ph.D., R.N., presented the 2016 Green Eagle Awards for Sustainability to two students, two faculty and two staff in a recent ceremony at the Zach Henderson Library. “Georgia Southern’s sustainability leaders have made impressive contributions to further sustainability on our campus and we are thrilled to honor them with this award,” said Lissa Leege, Ph.D., director of the Center for Sustainability. Recipients received Green Eagle trophies, and their names were added to the Green Eagle plaque in the Biological Sciences Building where the Center for Sustainability is located. This year’s Green Eagle Award winners are Students: Scott Blair, graduate assistant, Center for Sustainability Amber Monroe, community liaison, After-School Garden Program Staff: Kelly Gagel, advisor, College of Science and Mathematics James Grigg, director of Facilities Operations Faculty: Rachel Eike, Ph.D., assistant professor of fashion merchandising and apparel design (FMAD) Rami Haddad, Ph.D.,assistant professor, Department of Electrical Engineering In addition, the Center announced that the Sustainability Fee Committee has allocated $251,310.50 in funding for 18 sustainability projects at Georgia Southern for the 2017 fiscal year. The committee received 31 proposal submissions from nine academic departments and six additional campus units. This round of grants will fund solar-powered utility cart charging stations, bottle-filling stations in multiple campus locations, tree plantings, bioswale enhancements, Eagle Creek rehabilitation and more. For a comprehensive list of the grants, click here. The $10 Student Sustainability Fee was approved in Fall 2012 by a 75 percent student majority vote, and approved by the Board of Regents in April 2013. The fee was collected for the first time in August 2013. This brings the total allocated toward campus sustainability improvements to more than $900,000 since 2014.